Scott Lucas
Scott Lucas is Professor of International Politics at the Clinton Institute, University College Dublin; Professor Emeritus of International Politics at the University of Birmingham; and editor-in-chief of EA WorldView.
He is a specialist in US and British foreign policy and international relations, especially the Middle East and Iran. Formerly he worked as a journalist in the US, writing for newspapers including the Guardian and The Independent and was an essayist for The New Statesman before he founded EA WorldView in November 2008.
Varharan, Thank you for the confirmation that the unvaccinated are at much higher risk of death from COVID-19, compared to…
On EA on talkRADIO: UK Government’s Diversion from Sleaze and Coronavirus Christmas Parties
Varharan, You lift that paragraph on claimed effects out of the context --- namely, millions of doses --- and so…
On EA on talkRADIO: UK Government’s Diversion from Sleaze and Coronavirus Christmas Parties
Varharan, Again, another distortion: the US death toll passed 500,000 in February, before the mass vaccination rollout took effect. Despite…
On Iran Nuclear Talks Adjourn After Retreating 6 Months
Varharan, Misleading to say "a year into mass vaccination" --- Iran's cases are down from a high point this summer,…
On Iran Nuclear Talks Adjourn After Retreating 6 Months
Varharan, You have either misunderstood or deliberately misrepresented the report, which found only a few dozen deaths and serious illnesses…
On EA on talkRADIO: UK Government’s Diversion from Sleaze and Coronavirus Christmas Parties
Anonymous, I appreciate your anger at Corbyn's comment, but as I have deleted it, I am also removing your reply.…
On Home Secretary Priti Patel Can Now Take Away Your UK Citizenship
Corbyn, As you produced no specific evidence of the crimes which you allege, I'm going to presume you are trolling.…
On Home Secretary Priti Patel Can Now Take Away Your UK Citizenship
It should be noted that, although the site of publication is the medical journal The Lancet, this is not a…
On Germany’s Far-Right AfD Suffers Election Setback — But It’s Here to Stay
Varharan, Your follow-up comment on this continues to show statistical ignorance, amounting to misinformation, on vaccinated v. unvaccinated. So it…
On Germany’s Far-Right AfD Suffers Election Setback — But It’s Here to Stay
Thank you for your comment. To be rigorous and objective: 1. We have not ignored the assertions, promoted by Russia…
On US Sanctions Senior Assad Officers Involved in Chemical Attacks